FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Project Application ID:
Funding Request:
Matching Share:
Total Project Cost:
2010-017
$199,232
$204,000
$403,232
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT PROPOSAL
Applicant Information
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Applicant/Organization Washington Dept. of Natural Resources
Type of Applicant:: State
Contact Person: Darrel Johnston
Address: DNR, 1111 Washington St SE
City Olympia
State Washington
Zip: 98504-7037
:
:
Phone: (360) 902-2112
Ext.
FAX: (360) 902-1757
Call Ahead for FAX:
Phone (Work/Cell): (360) 902-2112
Email: darrel.johnston@dnr.wa.gov
Project Information
2
Name of Project: Trout Lake Hazardous Fuels Reduction Phase 2
Proposed Start Date: 9/15/2009
Proposed End Date:
City: Trout Lake
State:
County: Klickitat
Congressional District:
Latitude (decimal degrees): 45.982788
Longitude (decimal degrees):
Please indicate planned treatments and associated acres
12/31/2012
Washington
4
121.51627
806
Total Actual Project Acres:
Treatment (1)
Acres
Treatment (2)
Acres
Total Treatment Acres
Thinning
150
Biomass Removal
125
Treatment (3)
Acres
Treatment (4)
Acres
600
Mastication/Mowing 20
Hand Pile
10
Treatment (5)
Acres
Treatment (6)
Acres
Cost Per Acre
Seeding
Chipping
25
Treatment (other-A) Acres
Treatment (other-B)
Acres
$ 672.05
Slash Disposal
150
Pruning
120
Please indicate how this project relates to a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP):
This community has a wildfire protection plan that follows the Healthy Forest Restoration Act
CWPP guidelines.
yes
This project is identified in the CWPP.
yes
Name of CWPP Trout Lake Community Wildfire Protection Plan
Name of Community at Trout Lake, WA
Risk:
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Project Area Description
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Provide a brief overview of the project and the project area. (If applying for a fuels reduction
project, identify vegetation types, fire regime) [1500 Characters Maximum]
Trout Lake is a WUI community. Homes adjoin moderate to heavy fuel in the periphery and
middle, while homes with light to heavy fuel dominate the interior of the valley floor.
Trout Lake's fuel reduction strategy consists of two approaches. The first is to create a shaded fuel
break surrounding the exterior of the community. The second is to treat hazardous fuel interior to
the community with neighborhood groups, or Sub Areas. Sub Areas are established groups of
homes in a neighborhood that share similar transportation networks, vegetation cover, and
proximity.
The Trout Lake CWPP Group was fortunate to receive multiple sources of funding to begin
implementing phase one of both these fuels reduction strategies. This group would like to continue
its momentum by utilizing National Fire Plan funding for the following activities:
1. Assist neighborhood groups in creating and/or enhancing defensible space.
2. Create shaded fuel breaks both exterior to the community and with neighborhood groups.
3. Enhance firefighter access and safety by creating flame free zones along existing roads and
driveways.
4. Continue community outreach and education that enable residents to protect their homes and
properties from wildfire.
Fuel in the project area ranges from light to heavy, consists of fire regimes 1-2, and are condition
class 2. Treatment will start in high priority areas, and on a first come-first serve basis. Seniors and
low-income residents will also receive priority.
Project Timeline
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Provide a timeline for the project. [500 Characters Maximum]
Sept 2009 - March 2010: planning, development, and correspondence with landowners.
March 2010 - Nov 2011: implementation of projects, monitoring, reporting, and community
outreach and education.
Nov 2011 - March 2012: planning, development, community mailings, and correspondence with
landowners.
March 2011 – Dec 2012: finish projects, close grant, and summarize activities to relevant agencies
and residents.
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Scope of Work
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Provide a brief scope of work which clearly describes how grant funds will be spent. (This
should be more specific than the project description) [1500 Characters Maximum]
The Trout Lake CWPP Group intends to perform fuels reduction for projects surrounding the
community and those identified by neighborhood groups, or Sub Areas. These projects consist of:
shaded fuel breaks, creation of defensible space, firefighter access, biomass utilization, chipping,
firewood, community education and other methods identified as this project develops.
We will work with over 20 neighborhood groups, all of which will vary in size, vegetation
characteristics and ingress/egress. This grant will fund an AmeriCorps fuels reduction team, private
and local contractors, creation of jobs, and other expenses related to fuels reduction. Administration
and oversight of this project is provided by the Trout Lake CWPP Group.
One key strategy that has successfully worked for us includes hosting an introductory meeting with
a specified Sub Area where we outline the Trout Lake CWPP and its objectives. The Sub Area then
self organizes and defines their concerns, needs, and develops an action plan for treating hazardous
fuels, creating defensible space, and providing adequate firefighter access.
This project will utilize a 50% match from:
1. Other sources of funding.
2. Landowner sweat equity and organizational meetings.
3. Utilization of biomass with the Mt. Adams Resource Stewards and community residents.
4. Northwest Service Academy, AmeriCorps.
5. Non-Federal employees to assist with project monitoring.
6. Klickitat County fuels reduction activities.
Interagency Collaboration
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Specify the private, local, tribal, county, state, federal and/or non-governmental [501(c)(3)]
organizations that will contribute to or participate in the completion of this project. Describe
briefly the contributions each partner will make (i.e. – donating time/equipment, funding, etc.)
[500 Characters Maximum]
Trout Lake School and Community Council; support, match
Klickitat County; support, match
Washington State DNR; support, monitoring, match
US Forest Service; support, monitoring, match
US and State Depts. of Fish and Wildlife; support
BLM; support
Underwood Conservation District; support, match
Mt. Adams Resource Stewards; support, biomass utilization
Northwest Service Academy; support, match
Community Residents; support, match
Local Businesses; work and match
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Project Longevity / Maintenance
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Clearly describe how the proposed treatments will be maintained over time. [500 Characters
Maximum]
Instilling a sense of value and ownership is the first step in maintaining a project over time. For many
residents, we have found that by empowering them and providing resources for their first step
encourages them to take further action. An example of this is where two of our Sub Areas became
inspired to create defensible space after we assisted them with roadside treatment of fuels for
firefighter access. Additionally there is discussion on agreements to continue to maintain work over
time .
Biomass Utilization
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For the purpose of this application, biomass utilization is defined as any practicable end-use of the material that
has value, or the trading of capital for the woody material.
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Biomass from treatment(s) will be utilized. (check one)
yes
no
1) If yes, how is it planned to be used, or what is the end-result (wood products, steam/energy,
mulch etc.) [500 Characters Maximum]
Although the use of removed vegetation is ultimately up to the landowner, we have partnered with the
Mt. Adams Resource Stewards (MARS) for biomass utilization (post/pole, wood chips, firewood, and
other). MARS and their biomass plant is located in the neighboring town of Glenwood.
Other biomass utilization methods include firewood and wood chips for community residents and
organizations (priority for elderly and seniors), and existing local industries and schools.
2) Identify company or contractors involved in project utilization. [250 Characters Maximum]
Community residents and groups, Mt. Adams Resource Stewards, USFS and DNR contractors,
regional schools, and other beneficiaries (i.e., Dept. of Transportation, local farms, SDS Lumber
Company, and Bear Mountain Forest Products).
3) Estimate anticipated value of biomass to be removed ($/Green Ton; $/Bone-dry Ton;
$/Hundred Cubic Feet (CCF), $/Acre Treated) [250 Characters Maximum]
It is estimated that an average acre in this project area contains 5 tons of biomass. If 75 acres of
biomass are removed, or 375 tons, and is valued at $30/ton, then there is potential for more than
$11,250 of marketable biomass to be utilized.
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Project Budget
Cost Category
Description
Federal
Agency
Matching Share
Applicant
Community
Other Agency
Total
Personnel
$2,000.00
$0.00
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$100,000.00
$102,000.00
$7,000.00
$0.00
$7,000.00
$41,506.00
$100,000.00
$141,506.00
$10,676.00
$0.00
Subtotal $10,676.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$10,676.00
$0.00
$10,676.00
$2,500.00
$6,750.00
Subtotal $9,250.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$5,000.00
$0.00
$5,000.00
$2,000.00
$0.00
$2,000.00
$9,500.00
$6,750.00
$16,250.00
$7,000.00
$1,500.00
Subtotal $8,500.00
$10,000.00
$1,000.00
$11,000.00
$25,000.00
$0.00
$25,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$42,000.00
$2,500.00
$44,500.00
Subtotal $3,000.00
$5,000.00
$0.00
$5,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$6,500.00
$1,500.00
$8,000.00
$46,000.00
$70,000.00
Subtotal $116,000.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$35,000.00
$0.00
$35,000.00
$10,000.00
$0.00
$10,000.00
$91,000.00
$70,000.00
$161,000.00
$3,300.00
$18,000.00
Subtotal $21,300.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$3,300.00
$18,000.00
$21,300.00
$30,506.00
$0.00
Subtotal $30,506.00
Mulitple Project Staff
Community Hours
Fringe Benefits
FICA, Workers, Comp, etc.
Travel
Mileage @ $0.505/mi
Vehicle Rentals
Equipment
Chipper, Saws, rental
Insurance and Maintenance
Supplies
Communications and Printing $1,500.00
$1,500.00
Office Rental
Contractual
Local Contractors
Work Crews
Other
Permits and Taxes
Indirect at 9%
Total Costs
$199,232.00
$18,000.00
$167,000.00
$19,000.00
$403,232.00
Project (Program) Income1
(using deductive alternative)
1
Program income is the gross revenue generated by a grant or cooperative agreement supported activity during the life of the grant.
Program income can be made by recipients from fees charged for conference or workshop attendance, from rental fees earned from
renting out real property or equipment acquired with grant or cooperative agreement funds, or from the sale of commodities or items
developed under the grant or cooperative agreement. The use of Program Income during the project period may require prior
approval by the granting agency.
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Application Instructions:
All blocks are fill-in enabled and character locked. Applicants must fit all information into the
allotted space. The application can be no longer than 5 pages. Applications that have been modified to
go beyond 5 pages and any attachments (except the required map) will not be considered by the review
committee. Application guidelines by box number:
Box 1 Basic applicant information.
Box 2 Project information includes basic information about location, CWPP, ect.
– Total Treated Acres and Cost Per Acre (total treatment acres/ total project cost = CPA); please note
these fields are automatically calculated.
– Latitude and longitude (http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer ) Click the word “Map” to find
specific location. Click a spot on the map to find Lat-Long. You may also determine the Congressional
District for this area by turning this feature “On,” which is located to the left of the map.
Box 3 The project area description should give a brief overview of the project and details or specifics.
Box 4 The project timeline should include: begin/end dates, milestones, quarterly accomplishments, etc.
Box 5 The scope of work should explain exactly how the grant dollars will be spent on this project.
Unlike the overview, this will provide the specific details of the project. Please remember to be concise.
Box 6 Clearly show collaborative elements and partners associated with the project.
Box 7 Project longevity, planned maintenance, and monitoring for specified amount of time. Identify
change of fuels condition and length of time treatment will be effective.
Box 8 The Check box must be selected to indicate if the project is going to include biomass utilization.
Questions 1 through 3 in Box 8 must be answered to demonstrate the quantity, value, and manner of the
marketing or utilization of biomass production.
Project Budget Page The totals in these boxes add automatically when all data is entered into the fields.
You must press enter or tab to the next box before it will automatically add.
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Grant Criteria for Scoring Eligibility Considerations:
Project is identified in a CWPP completed by February 6, 2009
Adjacent to a federal land fuels reduction project planned within
the next three years
Yes = Eligible
In a high-risk area as identified in the statewide risk assessment
The federal share of the project budget is a maximum of
$200,000
Have collaborative match of at least 50 percent of the total
project budget (may include in-kind)
Include an electronic map clearly identifying the project area on
non-federal ground and the adjacent federal project or projects
(must be smaller than 2 Mb)
Eligible applications will be scored based upon:
Is this project achievable? (time, goals, budget, etc.)
Is this project measurable? (# of acres treated, method of treatment)
Is the applicant clearly showing collaborative elements and partners?
(confidence level)
Does the application clearly demonstrate an independent
Clearly
project, with longevity sustained through effective maintenance,
Defined = 2
which does not require federal money?
If the applicant is utilizing biomass is there a measurable
Clearly
quantity and value of an end-result product clearly defined?
Defined = 2
No = Ineligible
Yes = 1
Yes = 1
Yes = 1
No = 0
No = 0
No = 0
Mentioned but
not defined = 1
None = 0
Mentioned but
not defined = 1
None = 0